"Great abilities are not requisite…" — Samuel Johnson

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De grandes capacités ne sont pas nécessaires pour un historien, car dans la composition historique, le jugement pour collecter et disposer les faits, ainsi que la diligence dans leur recherche, sont suffisants.

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